While some of the measures announced, such as the increase in the child element of the child tax credit for low-income households, will benefit some families, we are concerned that many other parents will be adversely affected by other announcements, adding to a litany of changes affecting families since the emergency budget.
We look forward to seeing the forthcoming recommendations in the poverty and early intervention reviews and hope they will encourage a more supportive environment for families that can be backed up by government action.
Anne Fox, head of campaigns and public policy, National Childbirth Trust
Hidden homeless at risk
Family breakdown, addiction, neglect and abuse are some of the reasons children take flight from home. Some are taken into care, but others become part of the hidden homeless, caught between the family and the state.
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